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"He hopes to be elected to the committee.",
"I've elected to study French as my foreign language.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The National Rifle Association\u2019s board of directors voted Monday to re- elect longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre, signaling that the gun rights group isn\u2019t changing direction despite a rise in mass shootings and its own internal turmoil. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
"The illusion of complete normality could prompt people to spend more and re- elect current politicians for office. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"In some cases, those who are vaccinated but elect to not receive a booster would be subjected to game-day testing again starting Dec. 1, the NBA said. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2021",
"In some cases, those who are vaccinated but elect to not receive a booster would be subjected to game-day testing again starting Dec. 1, the NBA said. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Voters chose to re- elect incumbents Daniel Ursu and Juanita Lewis. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Nov. 2021",
"And it\u2019s one of those moments when any leader expecting to slide into re- elect mode as early as November of next year starts to get worried. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Aug. 2021",
"The pension fund is also withholding its votes to re- elect members of the board\u2019s audit and governance committees on grounds of failing to meet shareholder demands over climate-risk disclosures. \u2014 Justin Baer, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2021",
"State residents voted to re- elect Republican Sen. Steve Daines despite a challenge from popular former Gov. Steve Bullock. \u2014 Thomas Barrabi, Fox News , 17 Dec. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The governor- elect in 2026 will have a short time to organize an administration and craft a state budget before taking office the first week in January. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"In his first interview since being named CEO- elect of FedEx, Raj Subramaniam talks about preparing for a high-profile succession and setting a path for what\u2019s next. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Hundreds attended the Rite of Priesthood Ordination, including the Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, J. Peter Sartain; the Bishop of Shreveport, Francis I. Malone, and the Bishop- elect of Saint Augustine, Erik Pohlmeier. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
"On his first day as the presumptive Hamilton County prosecutor- elect , Greg Garrison didn\u2019t exactly tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
"Those in attendance virtually and in-person, according to committee testimony, were Hice, Biggs, Gosar, Reps. Perry, Gaetz, Jordan, Gohmert, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Debbie Lesko of Arizona, and Greene, then a congresswoman- elect . \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"Those in attendance virtually and in-person, according to committee testimony, were Hice, Biggs, Gosar, Reps. Perry, Gaetz, Jordan, Gohmert, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Debbie Lesko of Arizona, and Greene, then a congresswoman- elect . \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, ajc , 1 May 2022",
"Marjorie Taylor Greene, while still a congressmember- elect , attended at least one meeting. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Kim is preparing a special inauguration present for South Korean president- elect Yoon Suk-yeol: a new missile crisis. \u2014 Patrick M. Cronin, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At the time, Gabrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman who survived being shot in the head in 2011, chose Virginia\u2019s 10th district to launch her organization\u2019s efforts to help elect Democrats prioritizing gun restrictions. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Democrats knew that Republicans would redraw Congressional boundaries to their advantage in places like Ohio, Texas and Florida in an effort to maximize the potential for voters to elect GOPers to the House. \u2014 Fox News , 23 May 2022",
"Breed will name someone in the coming weeks to fill Haney\u2019s seat on the Board of Supervisors until voters elect someone to another four-year term in November. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Republicans had long dominated statewide races until Georgia helped elect Joe Biden to the presidency and enabled Democrats to control the Senate by electing Warnock and fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff in a January 2021 runoff. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 16 Apr. 2022",
"With student loan forgiveness, more student loan borrowers may be motivated to elect Democrats. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Russian voters went to the polls last September to elect representatives to five-year terms in the Duma, Russia's legislature. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The Republican State Leadership Committee, which helps to elect Republicans to a range of down-ballot positions, including secretaries of state, raised $33.3 million in 2021, a $14-million increase from 2019. \u2014 Arit John, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"By comparison, the equivalent organizations working to elect Democrats had about $176 million in their bank accounts, according to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission. \u2014 David Wright, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"The scandal may affect his chances for election .",
"Her election to the Senate was a surprise to many.",
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"Senior officials in Trump\u2019s Justice Department, testifying at a hearing of the Jan. 6 panel, described a sweeping campaign by Trump to enlist them in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election . \u2014 WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Lasso benefited in the election from discontent among Indigenous peoples, who represent only about 10 percent of the population but are a powerful and organized political force. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Evidence revealed during Tuesday's Jan. 6 congressional hearing showed a concerted effort by former President Donald Trump and his allies to use slates of fake electors in battleground states to overturn the 2020 election . \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Trump\u2019s attempts to oust them for refusing to side with his push to overturn the 2020 election . \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"As new questions swirled this past week about former president Donald Trump\u2019s potential criminal exposure for seeking to overturn the 2020 election , Trump issued a rambling 12-page statement. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Peter Navarro, the former White House economic advisor, played a major role in encouraging former President Trump\u2018s efforts to overturn the 2020 election . \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"On June 9, Vice Chair Liz Cheney mentioned him three times as a leader in planning Donald Trump\u2019s attempt to overturn the 2020 election and conduct a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat against the government. \u2014 Jim Sleeper, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Desai was part of the legal teams that defended Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, and the Arizona Democratic Party in multiple cases that sought unsuccessfully to overturn the 2020 election . \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for election choice , option , alternative , preference , selection , election mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen. choice suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely. freedom of choice option implies a power to choose that is specifically granted or guaranteed. the option of paying now or later alternative implies a need to choose one and reject another possibility. equally attractive alternatives preference suggests a choice guided by one's judgment or predilections. a preference for cool weather selection implies a range of choice. a varied selection of furniture election implies an end or purpose which requires exercise of judgment. doing a tax return forces certain elections on you",
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"Noun",
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"If the referendum fails, the district plans to shorten the school day from eight periods to seven, which will eliminate many elective courses and result in a reduction of Lake County Technology Campus participation. \u2014 Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Prohibiting the mayor from serving as chair of any elective or appointed board or commission. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
"Ramaphosa faces a fractious ANC elective conference in December. \u2014 David Mckenzie, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"In March, Musk responded to a tweet from Biden\u2019s verified account that outlined achievements by Ford and General Motors in the elective vehicle space, pointing out Tesla\u2019s accomplishments as an EV maker. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"At the same time, many have yet to offer a plethora of elective courses on digital marketing that may enable students to explore and learn about the topic with more depth and breadth. \u2014 Tomoko Yokoi, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The outdoor-explorations class began in 2013, when a schoolwide schedule change gave teachers the chance to create more elective courses for students. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Earlier this year, the Connecticut General Assembly proposed a bill that would require K-12 public schools to offer elective courses in Asian Pacific American studies. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The facilities not included in the list only provide elective courses and do not report masking data. \u2014 Dallas News , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Many times, these programs are short-term coding camps or a single semester of computer science as an elective . \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Though some choose extra academic time, most move to an elective . \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The class, an elective , was open to any undergraduate student at NYU. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Only one out of four California high school students attends a school that offers personal finance as an elective , according to the nonprofit. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
"At the time, an elective that Mercy taught was being taken away. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Right now, the course is offered as an elective , but will be a graduation requirement for the class of 2026 at those schools and is expanding to 13 more schools next semester. \u2014 jsonline.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Reducing the number of graduation credits to 21 will enable at-risk students to focus more on their English, mathematics and other core classes, rather than trying to also complete an elective , Smithberger said. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Lawmakers passed a bill allowing yoga as an elective in schools earlier this year, ended a ban imposed in the early 1990s. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 15 Sep. 2021"
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"Johnson has been dogged by revelations of an elector fraud scheme on Jan. 6 and is behind in recent polling numbers against several Democratic challengers. \u2014 Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"Separately, the Justice Department has subpoenaed the Georgia Republican Party chairman for information related to the Trump campaign's fake elector scheme. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"One was the home of Brad Carver, a Georgia lawyer who allegedly signed a document claiming to be a Trump elector . \u2014 Spencer S. Hsu, Josh Dawsey And Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"The committee laid out evidence of Trump's fake elector scheme, showing documents and interviews from Trump allies detailing the scheme. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"One was the home of Brad Carver, a Georgia lawyer who allegedly signed a document claiming to be a Trump elector . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Some of the lawyers who have come under scrutiny in connection with the alternate elector scheme are already facing allegations of professional impropriety or misconduct. \u2014 Luke Broadwater, New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"One would-be Trump elector in Georgia, Patrick Gartland, had been appointed to the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration and believed that post created a conflict of interest for him. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"More directly, the committee already has uncovered an awful lot of remarkably compelling evidence -- testimony from certain key insiders, the Mark Meadows texts, the fake elector certificates, and more. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022"
"That anecdote indicates how vehemently the top House Republican wanted the president to steer clear of the Capitol on a day when dozens of House Republicans were set to oppose certification of Joe Biden\u2019s electoral college win. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
"That anecdote indicates how vehemently the top House Republican wanted the president to steer clear of the Capitol on a day when dozens of House Republicans were set to oppose certification of Joe Biden\u2019s electoral college win. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Still, as the day approached, Chesebro seemed concerned about whether Trump electors could meet a set of state laws that govern how the electoral college process works. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Such a move would have risked a court finding that prevented Pence from rejecting the electoral college count, however. \u2014 Freddy Brewster, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"None were charged with crimes, and all denied being part of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol to try to stop the certification of Joe Biden's electoral college win. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Trump\u2019s wishes to block the congressional certification of Biden\u2019s electoral college victory. \u2014 Bob Woodward And Robert Costa, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"That helps explain why each state has two U.S. senators, regardless of population, and the president is elected by the electoral college and not a direct vote of the people. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"The bipartisan panel is investigating the storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob that tried to stop the certification of Biden\u2019s electoral college win, a siege that resulted in five deaths and left some 140 members of law enforcement injured. \u2014 Amy B Wang, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022"
"After the defeat, activists got the state Legislature to allow the County Commission to make the change without having to go to the electorate . \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
"Both Young and McDermott are unopposed in their respective May primaries, which has enabled both to focus their messaging on concepts that would appeal to the general electorate . \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Both of the leading candidates still have work to do to introduce themselves to the Latino electorate . \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"One of the big mysteries in American politics has been why Democrats have so much trouble making this case to the electorate . \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"And in the general election, that candidate will have to strike a delicate balance between appeasing Trump and appealing to a broader electorate . \u2014 Philip Klein, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Speaking on Wednesday, Mr. Morrison acknowledged that a changing climate was a factor in the flooding, a move seen by some as a nod to a frustrated electorate . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The president and members of Congress can come up with a million and one ways to communicate their wonderfulness to the electorate . \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The soon-to-be-conventional wisdom that Obama was a white working-class whisperer who succeeded in appearing moderate to the electorate is particularly bizarre. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 28 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For perspective, a study by the International Copper Association has indicated that an electric vehicle requires over 3.5x the amount of copper as a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Last year, the White House pushed for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations, as a groundwork for reducing carbon emissions. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"In 2020, Utah legislators passed HB259, which directed the Utah Department of Transportation to plan a statewide electric vehicle charging network that would be funded under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Shares in Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC fell on their first day of trading Friday, after the Swedish electric -vehicle maker completed a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company amid plans to expand globally. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Sky-high gas prices are forcing more Americans to consider making the switch to an electric vehicle. \u2014 Mike Finelli, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Have surging gas prices in San Antonio led you to think about buying an electric vehicle",
"Other hot trends include eco-friendly design additions (think solar panels and electric vehicle charging station installation) and outdoor lighting. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"General Motors will spend more than $35 billion on electric -vehicle development over the next three years, much of it on the company\u2019s Ultium Li-on batteries. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"She is also fitted with a hybrid (diesel- electric ) system that enables a top speed of 17 knots. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
"France, which lost a $66 billion deal with Australia to build new diesel- electric submarines, fiercely protested the arrangement, briefly rupturing a key U.S.-European alliance. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"There have also been classic convertibles that have been switched to electric . \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"There are two types of pressure washers: gas and electric . \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"But for the low mileage private motorist, likely to involve massively more vehicles, that range will be enough to make their driving all electric . \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The powertrain is considerably quieter, though, when operating as an electric . \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 5 May 2022",
"The VonHaus corded electric dethatcher comes with aerator drums to lift organic material and perforate soil. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Next year, the company expects to start commercial production of trucks powered by hydrogen and capable of longer drives between fueling stops than its battery- electric models can achieve. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"Hydropower provides 72% of its electricity and geothermal energy provides 25%, with wind power projects in development. \u2014 Joan Michelson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Far from the national news, lower down the ballot, that same election on May 24 will also help shape where and how the state gets its electricity \u2014and by extension whether the U.S. meets its goals of cutting the emissions that cause climate change. \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 19 May 2022",
"The upshot is that up to 64% of solar installations planned this year could be canceled, a big setback for the administration\u2019s goal that the US will get all its electricity from low-carbon sources by 2035. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
"The island has already been producing most of its own electricity since 2019, using a solar park and a wind turbine hooked up to trailer-sized batteries that maintain an uninterrupted supply. \u2014 Derek Gatopoulos, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 May 2022",
"Under its own law, New York only has until 2030 to increase the share of its electricity that is generated from wind, sun, and water to 70 percent. \u2014 Raina Lipsitz, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
"Morocco got a sliver of that supply, getting enough gas to produce 10% of its electricity . \u2014 Ashifa Kassam, ajc , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Households saw the regulatory price cap for their electricity and natural gas rise 54% on April 1, and price hikes for commercial premises and industries have been even steeper. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Germany got 24% of its electricity from wind, compared to 8% in the US. \u2014 Ella Nilsen, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022"
"Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified .",
"The news electrified the nation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some worry the race to electrify could intensify U.S. and European reliance on China. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Fuel cells are an attractive way to electrify rail lines where adding a third rail or catenary is unworkable or cost-prohibitive, and GM is working with train-maker Wabtec to adapt GM's Hydrotec fuel cell platform to power freight locomotives. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Agora report calls on the EU to electrify industrial processes and heating in buildings. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The global clean energy transition has pushed automakers to make massive investments to electrify their cars, but the industry is set to run into a brick wall sooner rather than later. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Under the bill, the state of Connecticut\u2019s schedule to electrify its vehicle fleet will be sped up. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 29 Apr. 2022",
"New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation last year requiring that all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035, and has also pushed to electrify the state\u2019s fleet for executive agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Other areas of transportation are more challenging to electrify . \u2014 Alan Jenn, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
"So after public outcry, pushback from the EPA, and a Feb. 24 congressional hearing in which lawmakers grilled postmaster general Louis DeJoy for not moving faster to electrify the mail fleet, the USPS budged ever so slightly. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 26 Mar. 2022"
"Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified .",
"The news electrified the nation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some worry the race to electrify could intensify U.S. and European reliance on China. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Fuel cells are an attractive way to electrify rail lines where adding a third rail or catenary is unworkable or cost-prohibitive, and GM is working with train-maker Wabtec to adapt GM's Hydrotec fuel cell platform to power freight locomotives. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Agora report calls on the EU to electrify industrial processes and heating in buildings. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The global clean energy transition has pushed automakers to make massive investments to electrify their cars, but the industry is set to run into a brick wall sooner rather than later. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Under the bill, the state of Connecticut\u2019s schedule to electrify its vehicle fleet will be sped up. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 29 Apr. 2022",
"New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation last year requiring that all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035, and has also pushed to electrify the state\u2019s fleet for executive agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Other areas of transportation are more challenging to electrify . \u2014 Alan Jenn, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
"So after public outcry, pushback from the EPA, and a Feb. 24 congressional hearing in which lawmakers grilled postmaster general Louis DeJoy for not moving faster to electrify the mail fleet, the USPS budged ever so slightly. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 26 Mar. 2022"
"Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified .",
"The news electrified the nation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some worry the race to electrify could intensify U.S. and European reliance on China. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Fuel cells are an attractive way to electrify rail lines where adding a third rail or catenary is unworkable or cost-prohibitive, and GM is working with train-maker Wabtec to adapt GM's Hydrotec fuel cell platform to power freight locomotives. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Agora report calls on the EU to electrify industrial processes and heating in buildings. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The global clean energy transition has pushed automakers to make massive investments to electrify their cars, but the industry is set to run into a brick wall sooner rather than later. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Under the bill, the state of Connecticut\u2019s schedule to electrify its vehicle fleet will be sped up. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 29 Apr. 2022",
"New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation last year requiring that all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035, and has also pushed to electrify the state\u2019s fleet for executive agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Other areas of transportation are more challenging to electrify . \u2014 Alan Jenn, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
"So after public outcry, pushback from the EPA, and a Feb. 24 congressional hearing in which lawmakers grilled postmaster general Louis DeJoy for not moving faster to electrify the mail fleet, the USPS budged ever so slightly. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"QuantumScape\u2019s batteries contain just one nickel-manganese-cobalt or lithium-iron-phosphate electrode . \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"Both types of batteries work by sending ions from one electrode , called the cathode, to another, the anode. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"The silicon could be used to control the flow of current across the graphene from one electrode to the other. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 27 Apr. 2022",
"No one knows exactly how long existing electrode arrays can remain in a human brain without breaking down or endangering someone\u2019s health. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Such systems generally involve electrode sensors to record neuronal activity, a chipset to transmit the signals, and computer algorithms to translate the signals. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Place the electrode pads on sore areas, set the intensity, duration, and muscle group on the PowerDot app, and let the healing happen. \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Then the oxides can be turned into pure metal by adding it to a proprietary solution of molten salts heated to about 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit, and zapping the mixture with electricity, causing the pure metal to collect on an electrode . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"The forehead electrode picks up brain wave information, which is sent to a microchip in the prosthetic arm via Bluetooth. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 May 2022"
"The arm, which received FDA approval last May to be sold commercially, uses electromyogram electrodes to read signals sent by muscles in the surviving parts of the arm and shoulder, as well as wireless sensors on the wearer\u2019s feet. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 13 Feb. 2015",
"Schyner runs the university's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, which uses an electromyogram , or EMG, to measure nerve impulses to muscles while subjects sleep. \u2014 Charlotte Hawks, CNN , 4 Apr. 2018",
"Schyner runs the university's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, which uses an electromyogram , or EMG, to measure nerve impulses to muscles while subjects sleep. \u2014 Charlotte Hawks, CNN , 4 Apr. 2018"
": an instrument that converts the electrical activity associated with functioning skeletal muscle into a visual record or into sound and is used to diagnose neuromuscular disorders and in biofeedback training":[]
"A group of Finnish scientists wired gamers with skin meters, cardiac monitors, and facial electromyographs and found that getting killed in a game produces the same positive emotions as beating an opponent or completing a level. \u2014 Clive Thompson, WIRED , 21 Aug. 2007"
"However, the effective location of the negative electron cloud is closer to the pen than the proton. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
"An atomic clock employs an electric oscillator regulated by an atom\u2019s natural oscillation movement between the positive charge on the nucleus and the surrounding electron cloud . \u2014 Larry Printz, Ars Technica , 24 June 2020",
"Impurities can act like a shield in the path of electron clouds , forcing the electrons to scatter. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 2 Apr. 2020",
"When two atoms get close together, each one\u2019s electron cloud pushes the other\u2019s around, and sometimes the two atoms start to behave as a unit: a molecule. \u2014 Sophia Chen, WIRED , 27 Apr. 2018"
"Scanning electron micrograph depicting a mass of Yersinia pestis bacteria (the cause of bubonic plague) in the foregut of the flea vector. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Enlarge / Transmission electron micrograph of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle isolated from a patient sample and cultivated in cell culture. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Enlarge / Scanning electron micrograph of a single fecal pellet (coprolite) found in the cranial cavity of a fossilized fish. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Feb. 2022",
"This colored scanning electron micrograph shows a bundle of tracheids in a softwood toothpick. \u2014 Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American , 9 Oct. 2020",
"In any case, the imaging technique requires taking thousands of electron micrographs of individual protein-RNA-drug complexes, all of them oriented randomly. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 1 May 2020",
"The plush toys, which are modeled using the electron micrograph of each microbe and organ, are personified with wide staring eyes and vibrant colors. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 28 Mar. 2020"
": the sequential transfer of electrons especially by cytochromes in cellular respiration from an oxidizable substrate to molecular oxygen by a series of oxidation-reduction reactions":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cyanide attacks the very cells that make life possible, specifically the mitochondria and its electron transport chain. \u2014 Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics , 4 Oct. 2020",
"To get a sense of what may be possible in Henneguya salminicola, the researchers looked for genes that encode components of the electron transport chain that helps make ATP. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 26 Feb. 2020",
"To produce energy, mitochondrial power plants in a cell use electron transport chains to convert electrons to adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cell\u2019s energy currency. \u2014 Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS , 3 May 2018"
": an elementary particle consisting of a charge of negative electricity equal to about 1.602 \u00d7 10 \u221219 coulomb and having a mass when at rest of about 9.109 \u00d7 10 \u221231 kilogram or about \u00b9/\u2081\u2088\u2083\u2086 that of a proton":[]
"To send a record-breaking 1.1-PeV photon to Earth, the original electron from the Crab Nebula must have been about 2.3 PeV, scientists estimate. \u2014 Ling Xin, Scientific American , 8 July 2021",
"In the mid-2000s the Mainz Neutrino Mass Experiment in Germany had set the upper limit of a neutrino\u2019s mass at 2.3 electron volts. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
"The Standard Model predicts W-bosons have a mass of around 80,357 million electron volts, and that figure has been verified in several particle accelerator experiments. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"The first tryptophan then attracts an electron from the second tryptophan and so on. \u2014 Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Imagine suddenly plucking an electron out of an atom of material. \u2014 Frank Wilczek, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Japan will ban the export of high-tech goods including quantum computers, printers and electron microscopes to Russia starting May 20. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"The goal is to probe the chip for weaknesses under the same conditions an attacker would\u2014albeit with prototypes or even virtualized renderings\u2014using tools like electron microscopes to peer inside the processor's inner workings. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Again, the electron will always deflect by the same amount toward one of the poles. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 July 2021"
": the treatment of mental illness and especially depression by the application of electric current to the head of a usually anesthetized patient that induces unconsciousness and convulsive seizures in the brain":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Holder's public defender, Aaron Jensen, said in court that Holder has a history of mental health issues, including undergoing electroshock therapy . \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"From ice-water plunges to the early days of electroshock therapy , from lobotomies (honored with a Nobel Prize in 1949) to Thorazine catatonia, its treatments belong to the pages of a dark dystopian novel. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"After the death of her beloved twin brother and the abandonment of her long-time lover, Greta Wells undergoes electroshock therapy . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2021"
"Meanwhile, William looked elegant in a dark navy suit, white shirt, and bright blue-and-red tie. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Duchess Kate looked elegant in a white and black polka dot dress by Alessandra Rich, paired with a wide-brim hat adorned with white flowers. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 18 June 2022",
"Fresh off the conclusion of her press tour for The Dropout on Hulu, Amanda Seyfried attended the TIME 100 Gala looking elegant \u2014in an angsty teen kind of way. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
"On Wednesday, the Euphoria star attended the TIME 100 Gala, looking elegant in an archival Bob Mackie gown from the Fall 1998 collection. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Selah Marley was there, in a dress that once belonged to her mother, Lauryn Hill; Jordan Roth wore a white Loewe suit; and Huma Abedin looked elegant in vibrant red. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
"Lady Gaga, meanwhile, looked supremely elegant in Armani Priv\u00e9 and then changed into a pale blue Elie Saab gown for her loving and emotional tribute to Tony Bennett. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Pasta salad is great for all types of gatherings from weekday lunches to casual picnics and elegant bridal showers. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Megan Thee Stallion arrived at the Academy Awards looking especially elegant in a sparkling, slate blue Gaurav Gupta gown with a high slit and fun side cutout. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 27 Mar. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elegant choice , exquisite , elegant , rare , delicate , dainty mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste. choice stresses preeminence in quality or kind. choice fabric exquisite implies a perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive taste. an exquisite gold bracelet elegant applies to what is rich and luxurious but restrained by good taste. a sumptuous but elegant dining room rare suggests an uncommon excellence. rare beauty delicate implies exquisiteness, subtlety, and fragility. delicate craftsmanship dainty sometimes carries an additional suggestion of smallness and of appeal to the eye or palate. dainty sandwiches",
"Hoffs and Martin intertwined their voices, stripping the sweet lament to a gorgeously elegiac place. \u2014 Alex Suskind, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The scale of Alan Yang\u2019s heartfelt debut feature is human, its tone elegiac . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 10 Apr. 2020",
"These elegiac images, and the accompanying stories and videos, show us what silence looks like. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Vitalina Varela\u2019 is socially conscious, but dreamlike, elegiac . \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2020",
"The language is more elegiac , almost mystical, though as precise as ever. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 5 Apr. 2020",
"Sciolino reaches the right elegiac note in her afterword. \u2014 Debra Bruno, Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Now, four years later, Joe Biden's bid for the White House has taken on almost an elegiac air. \u2014 Susan Page, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Norman F\u2013king Rockwell was beautiful, elegiac and witty, the culmination of Del Rey\u2019s many years exploring her sad-Americana style. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 22 Jan. 2020"
"the sight of an old ruined church or castle can be a pleasantly elegiac experience",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hoffs and Martin intertwined their voices, stripping the sweet lament to a gorgeously elegiac place. \u2014 Alex Suskind, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The scale of Alan Yang\u2019s heartfelt debut feature is human, its tone elegiac . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 10 Apr. 2020",
"These elegiac images, and the accompanying stories and videos, show us what silence looks like. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Vitalina Varela\u2019 is socially conscious, but dreamlike, elegiac . \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2020",
"The language is more elegiac , almost mystical, though as precise as ever. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 5 Apr. 2020",
"Sciolino reaches the right elegiac note in her afterword. \u2014 Debra Bruno, Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Now, four years later, Joe Biden's bid for the White House has taken on almost an elegiac air. \u2014 Susan Page, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Norman F\u2013king Rockwell was beautiful, elegiac and witty, the culmination of Del Rey\u2019s many years exploring her sad-Americana style. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 22 Jan. 2020"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
": a judicial writ of execution by which a defendant's goods and if necessary his or her lands are delivered for debt to the plaintiff until the debt is paid":[]
"The trope tends to elegize artists who are perceived to be ahead of their time or otherwise inimical to regnant conventions. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021",
"Spielberg h as chosen to elegize the story by romanticizing it, swathing the characters in Norman Rockwell attitudes, a meddlesome symphonic score, and a golden fairy dust that shines through the windows like God's blessing. \u2014 Eliza Berman, Time , 5 Oct. 2017",
"In writing about her cousin, Allen is also elegizing other black men victimized by poverty, drugs and unequal justice. \u2014 Julia M. Klein, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2017"
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"1640, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
"David Cronenberg\u2019s dystopian film could double as an elegy to the entertainment industry itself. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
"Hugh's adaptation is an elegy on love and perseverance, mostly told through the lens of resilient women. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Visual flourishes and a Fellini-esque menagerie of larger-than-life characters combine in an elegy to the city and the director's youth -- one defined by a tragedy that set Sorrentino on his path. \u2014 Thomas Page, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"As a video clip to accompany an elegy , the utterance would almost be too perfect. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"For a band whose polyrhythms and headiness really do require musicians to have and use math skills, Fripp\u2019s elegy comes close enough to feeling like love. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut, The Lost Daughter, is an elegy on maternal ambivalence. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Her essay is also an elegy for the natural world and our appreciation of it. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Jan. 2022",
"But there\u2019s also a breathtaking elegy to the grove, which was eventually clear-cut: a majestic chandelier of neon green paracord from which dangle still-fragrant woodchip remains. \u2014 Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com , 18 Dec. 2021"
": a substance related to keratin and occurring in small granules that stain deeply with hematoxylin and are located in the cells of the stratum lucidum of the epidermis":[]
"Virtual games can add an element of fun to team-building activities. \u2014 Stephen Baer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"There\u2019s an element of being haunted by nightlife that\u2019s no longer there. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 17 June 2022",
"Shiplap is an interior design element that's both trendy and steeped in tradition. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
"Salmon is a rich fish that's even better with a little lime juice to cut the fat, a few spoons of honey to enhance the natural sweetness, and soy sauce for an intriguing element . \u2014 Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Bibb reiterated Cleveland schools won\u2019t arm staff, and said an element of SB215 will endanger the city\u2019s police officers. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"There's an inevitable element of voyeurism to this. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"For instance, Tellurium, an important element in certain solar panel manufacturing processes, is primarily a byproduct of copper refining. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Fatigue was also an element blamed for the American Airlines flight 1420 crash, which killed 11 in 1999. \u2014 CNN , 9 June 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for element element , component , constituent , ingredient mean one of the parts of a compound or complex whole. element applies to any such part and often connotes irreducible simplicity. the basic elements of geometry component and constituent may designate any of the substances (whether elements or compounds) or the qualities that enter into the makeup of a complex product; component stresses its separate entity or distinguishable character. the components of a stereo system constituent stresses its essential and formative character. the constituents of a chemical compound ingredient applies to any of the substances which when combined form a particular mixture. the ingredients of a cocktail",
"\"It's a heritage. My mother was a witch and her mother was a witch. My specialty is (prophetic) dreaming. We believe elementals do exist,\" said Lady L \u2026",
"\u2014 usually plural All objects consist of smaller objects. \u2026 Lamps, bicycles, and houses are compound objects made of constituent parts, or elementals . \u2014 Alan L. Laity These two epistemologies exist in distinct dimensions: science struggles to discover the elementals of our material existence through empiricism, and theology strives to describe the universality of our \u2026 existence through faith. \u2014 Jack Hitt"
"The effect is elemental rather than showy: contrasts of crackling skin and lush meat, and a righteous smokiness offset with subtle, sunny accents. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"By Chris Holm Holm seamlessly melds his molecular-biologist background with his terrific and elemental crime-fiction writing skills in this page-turning thriller. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"But smoking food is elemental and soothing, whatever the vehicle. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"The love Ruth has for Angela is elemental and difficult. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"How might that change our view of who and what is elemental to Los Angeles",
"The Hall of Fame also inducted two recordings musicians who were elemental to so many country songs and singers: Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake. \u2014 Kristin M. Hall, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
"The Hall of Fame also inducted two recording musicians who were elemental to so many country songs and singers: Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"The Hall of Fame also inducted two recordings musicians who were elemental to so many country songs and singers: Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake. \u2014 CBS News , 1 May 2022"
"He is lacking even the most elementary notions of fairness.",
"The researchers made an elementary error.",
"He has an elementary understanding of calculus.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The youngest patients were the last to get access to vaccines after the approval of elementary -age shots last fall. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
"It's used to teach physics, chemistry, biology, mechatronics, programming, robotics and engineering in elementary schools through colleges and assess core competences of resident urologists. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"The armed security officers will guard the district's nine elementary schools, Pike View Early Childhood Center and the North Little Rock Academy. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"Vincenzo Ruggiero, director of personnel and employee relations, said the purpose was to help the fourth-graders transition to fifth grade by meeting classmates from all three elementary schools -- Grindstone, Big Creek and Brook Park Memorial. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"More than $124 million worth of facilities projects have been completed in four Wauwatosa elementary schools, as part of a referendum Wauwatosa School District voters approved in 2018. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"On Friday, Glenbrook High School District 225 graduating seniors visited their former elementary schools as part of Senior Walk 2022. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Many of them are smaller districts that feed into regional high schools and only have elementary schools in their districts. \u2014 Dave Altimari And Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
"Within hours of the school shooting in Uvalde that left 19 students and two teachers dead, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said armed police need to be stationed in elementary schools. \u2014 Sanya Mansoor, Time , 1 June 2022"
"Water is composed of the elements hydrogen and oxygen.",
"a free press is an essential element of a democracy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Virtual games can add an element of fun to team-building activities. \u2014 Stephen Baer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"There\u2019s an element of being haunted by nightlife that\u2019s no longer there. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 17 June 2022",
"Shiplap is an interior design element that's both trendy and steeped in tradition. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
"Salmon is a rich fish that's even better with a little lime juice to cut the fat, a few spoons of honey to enhance the natural sweetness, and soy sauce for an intriguing element . \u2014 Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Bibb reiterated Cleveland schools won\u2019t arm staff, and said an element of SB215 will endanger the city\u2019s police officers. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"There's an inevitable element of voyeurism to this. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"For instance, Tellurium, an important element in certain solar panel manufacturing processes, is primarily a byproduct of copper refining. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Fatigue was also an element blamed for the American Airlines flight 1420 crash, which killed 11 in 1999. \u2014 CNN , 9 June 2022"
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": a relatively small-eared mammal ( Elephas maximus ) of forests of southeastern Asia":[],
": a tall, large-eared mammal ( Loxodonta africana ) of tropical Africa that is sometimes considered to comprise two separate species ( L. africana of sub-Saharan savannas and L. cyclotis of central and western rain forests)":[],
": a thickset, usually extremely large, nearly hairless, herbivorous mammal (family Elephantidae, the elephant family) that has a snout elongated into a muscular trunk and two incisors in the upper jaw developed especially in the male into long ivory tusks:":[],
": any of various extinct relatives of the elephant \u2014 see mammoth , mastodon":[],
": one that is uncommonly large or hard to manage \u2014 see also elephant in the room":[]
"David Lamfrom, vice president of regional programs at NPCA, recommends a 50-foot buffer around elephant seals and sea lions, whose males are territorial, and at least six feet between you and a venomous snake. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Adachi recently reported that migrating female elephant seals dive almost continuously for 20 or more hours each day. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
"After soaking in the ocean views, animal lovers may want to budget time to visit the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, which rescues, rehabilitates and releases California sea lions, northern elephant seals and more. \u2014 Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, San Ignacio is also home to four endangered marine turtle species and attracts sea lions and elephant seals. \u2014 Sara Clemence, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In a photo shared on Twitter by the National Park Service, the elephant seals were stretched out on their sides on the beach, with many lounging close to each other. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Built in 1875, the still operating light station is named for the unique white rocks offshore, home to seabirds, sea lions, and elephant seals. \u2014 Mimi Slawoff, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022",
"McInnes says the new group of whales targets elephant seals, oceanic dolphins, and grey whale calves. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
"From tussling elephant seals and panoramic views of Big Sur\u2019s cliffs and coastal redwoods to whale-watching from countless seaside restaurants, this drive is the epitome of California living, with plenty of sunshine, mountains, and ocean for miles. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 26 Aug. 2021"
"The life of a mastodon, an elephantine creature that roamed across North America 13,000 years ago, has been illuminated by a study of its tusks. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Tweaks to its air springs and adaptive dampers lessen this elephantine SUV's body motions with little sacrifice to its ride quality. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022",
"In the wet season, elephantine clouds roll in from the Congolese interior and the land glows with startling fecundity. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 May 2015",
"Pop goddesses were not diving from the rafters and guitar heroes were not casting elephantine shadows. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Johns\u2019s entire body of work, to go by this elephantine show of more than 500 works, is akin to a trove of Nabokovian love letters \u2014 obscure and thwarted, but also punning, mordant, full of life. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
"The final thing Heels\u2019 second episode does solidify, though, is that in spite of the elephantine pressure to overexplain most of its characterization, there are the lovely little beats that arrive first. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The company has become elephantine in such a short time by offering customers the ability to make purchases and pay later, making money by charging merchants to utilize Klarna\u2019s payment technology. \u2014 Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"On one hand are the traditionalists and their elephantine memories, who cling to negative, decades-old impressions of pinotage the way former athletes cling to romantic idealizations of their long-ago glory days in sports. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 24 May 2021"
"seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Lynch also asked her tailor to swap out the adjustable straps for non-adjustable ones to elevate the look a bit more. \u2014 Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"That same day, however, Perry was pushing Meadows in text messages to elevate Clark at the Justice Department. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Get up on your toes to elevate your knees off the ground. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 23 June 2022",
"Yet recent studies have shown that stoves running on natural gas and other fossil fuels create indoor air pollution and elevate risk levels for asthma and other health issues, especially in children. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
"To elevate the gold fit, Lipa went with gold hoops, nude nails, and an Alan Crocetti necklace. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"However, there are countless examples in industry of how this symbiotic relationship can also work across separate but connected devices to elevate digital transformations. \u2014 Michael Feindt, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Keene Walker, a veteran educator who teaches at South Atlanta High School, said that students depend on teachers to elevate conversations about current events. \u2014 Curtis Bunn, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"In recent years, tech companies have been introducing new labels and information hubs to elevate accurate information about the environment while taking steps to limit the spread of falsehoods. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elevate Verb lift , raise , rear , elevate , hoist , heave , boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight. lift the chair while I vacuum raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position. scouts raising a flagpole rear may add an element of suddenness to raise . suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied. elevated the taste of the public hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means. hoisted the cargo on board heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain. heaved the heavy crate inside boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push. boosted his brother over the fence",
"an elevated monorail that transports visitors all over the theme park",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Minor fell into a 3-0 count against Matt Olson, the No. 3 hitter in Atlanta\u2019s lineup, before coming all the way back to strike him out with three elevated fastballs. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 2 July 2022",
"Groups of ten guests or fewer are invited to indulge in elevated , farm-to-table cuisine by acclaimed Executive Chef Galen Zamarra. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The per-pound price of the common frankfurter surged in 2021 and has stayed elevated since, part of a general rise in meat prices. \u2014 Joe Murphy, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
"Coyotzi\u2019s cart is still parked every day beneath the elevated subway tracks. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 1 July 2022",
"Military analysts previously told the AP that Russian forces had little chance of crossing the river without major losses due to the defenders\u2019 elevated positions. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"In other words, the root causes of Stockton\u2019s gang activity and elevated homicide rate are no mystery, mirrored in every institutionally marginalized and underfunded hood nationwide. \u2014 Max Bell, SPIN , 1 July 2022",
"There are cutout swing dresses, spaghetti-strap slips, elevated babydoll styles, and sleeveless A-line dresses with smocked details. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 30 June 2022",
"An elevated deck would provide a 360-degree vantage point for seeing everything from the stars to aurora borealis. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 30 June 2022"
"The National Park Service cautions visitors to avoid extreme heat by forgoing low- elevation hikes after 10 a.m., staying within close range of air conditioning, and carrying drinking water and salty snacks. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The splurge-worthy itineraries include vinyasas in the yoga yurt, hiking or biking the secluded high- elevation desert, and unwinding beneath the canyons at the farm-fresh Artesian Restaurant. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
"Additionally, the Flagstaff area might see some light rain and snow Monday and Tuesday, with snow elevation levels dropping to 4,500 to 5,500, prompting cooler temperatures into Wednesday. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The man, identified as Fernando Birman, collapsed at 19,700 feet of elevation on Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America. \u2014 Rebekah Riess, Katia Hetter And Zoe Sottile, CNN , 5 June 2022",
"At nearly 10,000 feet of elevation , awe-inspiring views beckon from every direction. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Snow levels will fall as low as 3,000 feet of elevation Saturday afternoon, with possible snow accumulation overnight and into Sunday, when snow levels could drop to 2,000 feet. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
"Yellowstone Lake is the largest high- elevation lake in North America, at 7,733 feet above sea level. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
"While recent weather systems brought a semblance of relief to higher elevation areas in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming, the human impact on climate change continues to outpace momentary signs of progress. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 12 May 2022"
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"In the first episode, Dr. Johnny Fever announces the station\u2019s changeover from elevator music to rock \u2019n roll with a record scratch and a proclamation. \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Matt Kaulig, executive chairman and owner of Kaulig Companies, ensures his office lobby plays techno music as an upbeat alternative to elevator music . \u2014 Vicki Salemi, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
"The walls of the elevators are plastered with old records, records, and 80s tunes replace the usual elevator music . \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Even if some strayed dangerously close to elevator music . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 23 Sep. 2021",
"But no one wants to wait on hold, listening to elevator music while trying to resolve an issue or process a return. \u2014 Shama Hyder, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
"Many of the records Ms. Gabriel made fit into a category often marginalized as elevator music . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
"The only open business was, bizarrely, a suitcase store, lights bright and elevator music echoing. \u2014 Laura Van Den Berg, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Marcloid has replaced them with the kind of peaceful, harmonious background noise of elevator music or updates on the Weather Channel. \u2014 Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2020"
"The report said officers tried using PepperBall launchers at Porter to no effect, and an electroshock weapon also didn\u2019t subdue Porter because of his thick winter coat. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"The treatment can also incorporate electroshock \u2014 a treatment briefly banned by the Food and Drug Administration before being reinstated last year. \u2014 Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Slip on your latex spy suit, pack your electroshock bubbles, and arm yourself with instant cement \u2014 the beloved Y2K movie franchise Spy Kids is getting the Netflix film reboot treatment. \u2014 Seventeen , 31 Mar. 2022",
"During the trial, witnesses described a gallery of torture techniques: detainees were brutally and regularly beaten, suspended from their hands and subjected to electroshock and housed in filthy conditions for weeks if not months. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Oaks categorically denied that BYU had used electroshock therapies on gay students during his tenure from 1971 to 1980. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Experts testified that, over the course of those nine minutes, Lakey experienced over 3 minutes of electroshock . \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The case involving the fight with the officer in jail dates to November 2018, when Cruz was accused of assaulting an officer and grabbing his electroshock weapon while being held in a Fort Lauderdale jail. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Oct. 2021",
"The separate case involving Mr. Cruz\u2019s fight with the sheriff\u2019s deputy dates back to November 2018, when Mr. Cruz assaulted the officer and grabbed his electroshock weapon while being held in a Fort Lauderdale jail. After Sgt. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Oct. 2021"
"The electroencephalogram electrodes were removed from her head. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 5 May 2022",
"The idea is to use its earbuds to capture an electroencephalogram , a standard tool for assessing brain activity. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 14 Apr. 2022",
"After doctors ordered an electroencephalogram (EEG) to examine his brain, Henry was diagnosed with benign epilepsy of infancy. \u2014 Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The team was performing a test that detects electrical activity in the brain, called an electroencephalogram (EEG), to learn more about what was happening during his seizures. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In 2017, a team at the University of T\u00fcbingen in Germany used a cap studded with electroencephalogram sensors to help patients paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to transmit some simple thoughts. \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 15 July 2021",
"Researchers recorded participants' brain activity with an electroencephalogram (EEG), a device that detects electrical activity in the brain. \u2014 Matt Villano, CNN , 7 June 2021",
"The funky-looking headband made by the company URGOtech is essentially an at-home electroencephalogram (EEG) machine. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Outside Online , 8 May 2021",
"Texas doesn\u2019t have an age limit for getting a boxing license, but applicants older than 36 must pass tests that include an electroencephalogram and an electrocardiogram before the state will consider granting a license. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 3 Aug. 2020"
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"Quantum fluctuations may cause that solid to sublime, producing materials in which the electrons move freely \u2014 a kind of electron gas . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 28 Feb. 2017"
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"There are three types of treatments: medication, psychotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) used in more severe cases. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Doctors use electroconvulsive therapy to treat him, and Paxton's first and only treatment endows him with a freakish sixth sense that leads to uncommon, truly heroic experiences on the job. \u2014 Courier Journal Staff, The Courier-Journal , 11 Nov. 2021",
"This stay lasts four months, and is finally brought to a close by treatment with electroconvulsive therapy . \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 11 Nov. 2021",
"If someone has severe mood swings that don't respond to other forms of treatment, Dr. Elmashat says a doctor may recommend electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which can improve symptoms by using electricity to stimulate the brain. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
"All of this comes together in his account of electroconvulsive therapy , which Antrim believes preserved his life. \u2014 David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Shortly after, he was admitted to the New York State Psychiatric Institute, where he was diagnosed with psychosis and prescribed electroconvulsive therapy . \u2014 Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, PEOPLE.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Sarah\u2019s intractable depression, which had not responded even to electroconvulsive therapy , yielded after an experimental treatment conducted at the University of California, San Francisco. \u2014 Gary Stix, Scientific American , 4 Oct. 2021",
"So have Chinese media accounts of abuses, like beatings, electroconvulsive therapy and solitary confinement. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Sep. 2021"
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"The warrant, signed by a Virginia judge, authorized a search for evidence of threatening or intimidating electronic communications, according to Connecticut authorities and Boyne. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 4 July 2022",
"Now owned by Insomniac, Electric Forest was one of the first festivals to combine the electronic music and jam band genres. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
"The wails of sirens, pops of gunfire, and thrums of electronic music in Cyberpunk 2077's Night City all melt together into a sonic tapestry to pull you into the game with an unparalleled level of immersion. \u2014 Jaina Grey, Wired , 26 June 2022",
"House music is a form of electronic dance music developed in the early 1980s in Chicago that quickly spread throughout underground music scenes in cities like New York, Detroit and London. \u2014 Jacquelyne Germain, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"The electronic music producer and DJ put on a show for the ages \u2014 or, seemingly, for every Gen-Z\u2019er in the Milwaukee area \u2014 at the Miller Lite Oasis Friday night. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"The Arizona School Board Association, which serves more than 240 governing boards in the state, has a policy model available on its website that districts can adopt to address school staff's electronic communications. \u2014 Renata Cl\u00f3, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Over the blaring electronic dance music, people talked about what brought them into crypto and exchanged contact information via Telegram, a messaging service that\u2019s popular within the community. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The records about General Allen were filed in April in Federal District Court in Central California in an application for a warrant to search General Allen\u2019s electronic communications. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022"
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"For each invention, Hearst has written a brief song, drawing on influences including the Beatles, electronica and engine noises. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2021",
"The electronica and hip-hop focused North Coast Music Festival is also scheduled for Labor Day weekend lineup with Kaskade, Griz and Zeds Dead headlining each night Sept. 3-5 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2021",
"Part electronica , part hip-hop and part chill, this new single features urgent rhymes, pleading vocals and a potent message for our times. \u2014 Star Tribune , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Round Hill Music has acquired the catalog of two members of Massive Attack, Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall, who co-founded the U.K. electronica outfit. \u2014 Chris Eggertsen, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2021",
"The Inkwell and drew comparisons to Rae Sremmurd and Chance the Rapper with his lyrics, while blending hip-hop with pop and electronica as the musical backbone. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, ajc , 2 Feb. 2021",
"This, in a nutshell, is Gaga's mission on the sprawling, technicolor Chromatica: to heal her wounds through bright, biblical electronica . \u2014 Christopher Rosa, Glamour , 15 Dec. 2020",
"Defiantly eclectic, Yorke segues from Afrobeat, to moody gestural electronica from bandmate Jonny Greenwood, to experimental jazz from Argentine composer and Dizzy Gillespie collaborator Lalo Schiffrin. \u2014 Matt Bean, Sunset Magazine , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The girl was actually a moving animation, the avatar of a beloved twenty-four-hour YouTube live stream that plays an endless lineup of ambient electronica . \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Apr. 2020"
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"These include declining renewable-energy costs, the emergence of synthetic biology techniques, and new electrochemistry , particularly for batteries. \u2014 Fortune , 27 Sep. 2021",
"As an inventor in electrochemistry and process metallurgy, Fromson held more than 100 U.S. and foreign patents in his field. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 28 June 2021",
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"These include declining renewable-energy costs, the emergence of synthetic biology techniques, and new electrochemistry , particularly for batteries. \u2014 Fortune , 27 Sep. 2021",
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"Patrick Mahomes fumbled on what would have a been a third and eleven converting run, but the ball went out of bounds one yard shy of the first down marker. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 2 Feb. 2020",
"Through the show\u2019s broadcast, viewers at home saw their favorite musicians dressed to the nines, tens, and elevens (some peacocking in meme-making looks). \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 27 Jan. 2020",
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"This way, electronics can be protected from weathering and would last longer. \u2014 Carl Hung, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The sector runs on credit, and new home purchases are often followed by new furniture, new appliances and new electronics that are important pieces of consumer spending. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Consumers were already shifting spending from goods to services as the economy recovered from the pandemic's impact, but the intensified pressure from inflation has prompted a sharper shift from discretionary items like electronics to necessities. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"For each lane, there are pencils and a paper scorecard; electronics do not aid in the language that is score-keeping. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"Consumers were already shifting spending from goods to services as the economy recovered from the pandemic's impact, but the intensified pressure from inflation has prompted a sharper shift from discretionary items like electronics to necessities. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2022",
"Excluding electronics , the discounts on many items don\u2019t surpass those on other days at Amazon, data show. \u2014 Sebastian Herrera, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"Plus, score a mobile filing cabinet that comes with tons of storage space to hold important documents and even electronics like scanners and printers. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 24 June 2022",
"Among the items that will be accepted are liquid latex paint and primer, aerosol items, camp-size fuel canisters, Styrofoam blocks and food service packaging, bicycles and bicycle accessories, books, textiles and electronics . \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022"
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"One possibility was that there was some sort of radiation striking the electroscope . \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021"
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"They communicate frequently by electronic mail .",
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"Even through electronic mail , the courage, determination, and strength of Ukrainian brands were palpable. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"The allegation has raised questions over potential wire fraud charges, or the attempt to defraud another through physical or electronic mail . \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"The law largely prohibits electronic mail service providers from blocking messages based on their content, which Leatherbury said restricts email services\u2019 First Amendment rights. \u2014 Chron , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The Frederick County Detention Center will be implementing a new electronic mail system after attempts to mail contraband to inmates. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Communications from us to you will be sent via electronic mail . \u2014 Arianna Vedia, Dallas News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Josh Elliott and Sen. Martin M. Looney, will make all voice communication, including video and electronic mail services, free to those incarcerated and those who are receiving the communication. \u2014 Lauren M. Johnson, CNN , 22 June 2021",
"Members could still opt for postal mail, but most presumably would accept electronic mail , thereby saving association time, resources and cost. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2021",
"One Open Meeting Act\u2019s key features is the prohibition in Civil Code Section 4910 of a quorum of the board discussing any HOA business outside an open board meeting, whether in person, telephonically or via electronic mail . \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2021"
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"By firing a specialized organ in its tail, a knifefish creates an electric field that surrounds it like an aura. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"The ballooning Erigone spider uses thin threads of spider silk to catch electric field currents and air currents. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The ship was filled with 19 months of research, detailing an accurate geomagnetic mapping of the world created from cutting-edge oceanographic data and some of the first worldwide information about the Earth\u2019s negative electric field . \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The increase in temperature allows the molecules in the material to rotate into a polarized state, due to their interaction with the electric field . \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The common orientation of the atoms (caused by the applied magnetic field) causes the orientation of the light\u2019s electric field to rotate. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The other method is to heat up a material in an electric field . \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
"This creates an electric field that grows until a gigantic spark jumps across the sky. \u2014 Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine , 20 Dec. 2021",
"But anything that conducts an electric field also conducts a magnetic field in the orthogonal direction. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"Enlarge / Scanning electron microscope image of the tomb mortar. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Eventually, Burkitt sent samples of the tumor cells to Middlesex Hospital Medical School in London, where Michael Anthony Epstein, a pathologist, and his colleagues Yvonne Barr and Bert Achong examined them through an electron microscope . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"It is composed of millions of closely packed rods of calcium phosphate, which are only visible through an electron microscope . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Zeloof fixes up obsolete equipment bought online, including an electron microscope , to make his chips. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Under an electron microscope , the surface of a metalens looks like a plush carpet. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Within a few years, the team \u2014 which now included Andrew Ward, an expert, at the Scripps Research Institute, in freezing proteins to hold them still under an electron microscope \u2014 had published intricate images of the HKU1 spike in Nature. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
"With his team of 300 researchers, Christof Koch, one of the world\u2019s foremost neuroscientists and head of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, in Seattle, examines minute slices of brain tissue under an electron microscope . \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The tissue, about the size of a pinhead, had been preserved, stained with heavy metals, cut into 5,000 slices and imaged under an electron microscope . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 6 Dec. 2021"
"The Apple Watch Series 4 introduced the ability to take an electrocardiogram (ECG) in 2018. \u2014 Yona Shtern, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"For more info: El Fureidis, Montecito, Calif. (Village Properties) Your personal devices can perform an electrocardiogram and export the results to your doctor. \u2014 CBS News , 19 May 2022",
"For a few moments afterward, the beeps of an electrocardiogram machine were the only sounds in the room. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Oct. 2021",
"In the follow-up electrocardiogram , though, unusual signs began to appear. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 14 Jan. 2022",
"An electrocardiogram will be applied to monitor his heart. \u2014 Josh Dulaney, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Paramedic Alec Newby got into the back and hooked the patient up to a blood pressure cuff; a pulse oximeter, which measures heart rate and blood oxygen saturation; and an electrocardiogram , which records the heart's electrical activity. \u2014 Helen Santoro, CNN , 17 Dec. 2021",
"When the children were between 3 and 6 years old, hormone levels were measured from hair samples, electrocardiogram recordings were used to measure heart function, and behavioral and emotional functioning was assessed based on parental surveys. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 16 Nov. 2021",
"One example comes from using electrocardiogram (EKG) data to diagnose AL amyloidosis. \u2014 Scientific American , 16 Nov. 2021"
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"For example, as excess renewable electricity is becoming available on the grid, that excess energy could, in theory, be used to drive the electrolysis of water. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"But electrolysis , in turn, is green only if the electrons involved also come from renewable energy. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 18 Sep. 2021",
"In hydrogen storage, electrolysis is used to separate hydrogen from oxygen in water; the hydrogen is then cached underground, or in aboveground tanks, as gas or liquid or part of ammonia. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Boston Metal has developed an electrolysis process for making steel using direct electric current to separate chemical components, resulting in a pure liquid metal that can be shaped without needing reheating. \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Pink Hydrogen is generated through electrolysis powered by nuclear energy. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Through electrolysis , hydrogen can be separated from oxygen in water. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This most commonly involves the electrolysis of water -- sending an electric current through the water to separate molecules. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 28 Aug. 2021",
"The downsizing of hydrogen electrolysis is honestly a problem the entire hydrogen industry faces as the gas takes its place as one of the next great hopes for non-fossil fuels. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"For perspective, a study by the International Copper Association has indicated that an electric vehicle requires over 3.5x the amount of copper as a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Last year, the White House pushed for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations, as a groundwork for reducing carbon emissions. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"In 2020, Utah legislators passed HB259, which directed the Utah Department of Transportation to plan a statewide electric vehicle charging network that would be funded under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Shares in Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC fell on their first day of trading Friday, after the Swedish electric -vehicle maker completed a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company amid plans to expand globally. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Sky-high gas prices are forcing more Americans to consider making the switch to an electric vehicle. \u2014 Mike Finelli, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Have surging gas prices in San Antonio led you to think about buying an electric vehicle",
"Other hot trends include eco-friendly design additions (think solar panels and electric vehicle charging station installation) and outdoor lighting. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"General Motors will spend more than $35 billion on electric -vehicle development over the next three years, much of it on the company\u2019s Ultium Li-on batteries. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"She is also fitted with a hybrid (diesel- electric ) system that enables a top speed of 17 knots. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
"France, which lost a $66 billion deal with Australia to build new diesel- electric submarines, fiercely protested the arrangement, briefly rupturing a key U.S.-European alliance. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"There have also been classic convertibles that have been switched to electric . \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"There are two types of pressure washers: gas and electric . \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"But for the low mileage private motorist, likely to involve massively more vehicles, that range will be enough to make their driving all electric . \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The powertrain is considerably quieter, though, when operating as an electric . \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 5 May 2022",
"The VonHaus corded electric dethatcher comes with aerator drums to lift organic material and perforate soil. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Next year, the company expects to start commercial production of trucks powered by hydrogen and capable of longer drives between fueling stops than its battery- electric models can achieve. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"The drink will replenish your electrolytes .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The batteries are shredded, and their packaging material is removed for recycling; so is the liquid electrolyte that enables the flow of electric current. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"These groups often experience electrolyte disturbances. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
"Solid-state batteries don\u2019t have a liquid electrolyte and, thus, will be lighter, store more energy and charge faster. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Energy gels and Nuun electrolyte tablets every hour. \u2014 WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Macfarlane has a startup company, Jupiter Ionics, aiming to do the trick with a cell that makes use of a similar electrolyte to that in a lithium battery. \u2014 Nicola Jones, Wired , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Magnesium\u2014a muscle-relaxing electrolyte that your body uses to make melatonin\u2014may potentially help support sleep, although there's even less research on it than melatonin. \u2014 Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Brown\u2019s legislation would allow individual volunteer fire departments to do the following: Purchase electrolyte replacement or sports drinks, water, and similar liquids for use during a fire call or during training. \u2014 John Sharp, al , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Trees could give their cellulose to a new kind of battery electrolyte . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 11 Nov. 2021"
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": an electrophoretic process utilizing two vertical membranes for concentrating and separating colloidal dispersions by stratification, the layers so formed being separable by decantation into the dispersed particles and the liquid dispersion medium":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another ten or so rovers would fabricate thin antennas out of that metal and then use an electrolysis technique to electroplate them onto the lunar surface. \u2014 Chris Wright, Wired , 15 June 2021",
"Lithium atoms electroplate onto a copper electrode as the battery charges and then move back into a conventional lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt cathode as charge depletes. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 14 Aug. 2020",
"The tiara is composed of fifteen intersecting circular components, set on a base ring and linked with an undulating band, all cast in lead-free pewter, mounted, and electroplated in silver. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 15 Sep. 2019",
"Cyanide is used by the steel industry to electroplate and clean metals. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com , 16 Aug. 2019"
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"An electrostatic charge attracts particles and pushes them through filters in the ear pieces. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Their fibers are pressed close together and have an electrostatic charge that attracts molecules to stick to the mask rather than passing through. \u2014 Dave Kolpack, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"That tighter mesh, together with an electrostatic charge in the material, generally makes such masks the most efficient at trapping larger droplets and aerosols that are exhaled by the wearer. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Although cloth masks may appear to be more substantial than the paper surgical mask option, surgical masks as well as KN95 and N95 masks are infused with an electrostatic charge that helps filter out particles. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Health experts now warn against common cloth masks and recommend masks that produce an electrostatic charge, like N95, KN95 and KF94 materials. \u2014 USA Today , 7 Jan. 2022",
"However, nobody had yet simulated the effects of multiple threads on ballooning, taking into account the effect of the electrostatic repelling force on the shape of the threads as well as the ballooning velocity. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The electric charge is a key part of the electrostatic interaction, the force between electric charges. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
"They get contaminated, the fit loosens, the electrostatic charge falters. \u2014 Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Jan. 2022"
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"The jets were also equipped with Belarusian Talisman electronic countermeasure pods that are credited with increasing their survivability in the last Nagorno-Karabakh war. \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"It has been said, too, that some of the first production B-58s will carry electronic countermeasure devices. \u2014 Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics , 15 July 2021",
"Tsinghua Tongfang, another subsidiary of Tsinghua Holdings, provides military-end use products to the PLA, including wireless communications, satellite navigation and electronic countermeasure equipment, among other goods. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
"The Russians claimed that electronic countermeasures and the Pantsir system blocked the attack. \u2014 Tim Lister, CNN , 19 Sep. 2019",
"The surveillance-savvy among them encrypt their phone and data communications and employ electronic countermeasures . \u2014 Fox News , 2 Oct. 2018",
"The surveillance-savvy among them encrypt their phone and data communications and employ electronic countermeasures . \u2014 Fox News , 2 Oct. 2018",
"The surveillance-savvy among them encrypt their phone and data communications and employ electronic countermeasures . \u2014 Fox News , 2 Oct. 2018",
"In 2005, the entire A-10 fleet began receiving Precision Engagement upgrades including an improved fire control system and electronic countermeasures . \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 19 Nov. 2016"
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"\u2014 Ben Weathers",
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"Parmley exposes dogs to defanged rattlesnakes and uses a low-level electronic collar to shock them, which creates a negative association. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Currently, dogs are supposed to be on a leash or electronic collar on multiuse trails or paths, sidewalks, streets and in residential areas. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2021",
"As soon as the dog gets too close, an electrical stimulation is applied by an electronic collar . \u2014 John Gordon, Outdoor Life , 11 Feb. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To send a record-breaking 1.1-PeV photon to Earth, the original electron from the Crab Nebula must have been about 2.3 PeV, scientists estimate. \u2014 Ling Xin, Scientific American , 8 July 2021",
"In the mid-2000s the Mainz Neutrino Mass Experiment in Germany had set the upper limit of a neutrino\u2019s mass at 2.3 electron volts. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
"The Standard Model predicts W-bosons have a mass of around 80,357 million electron volts, and that figure has been verified in several particle accelerator experiments. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"The first tryptophan then attracts an electron from the second tryptophan and so on. \u2014 Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Imagine suddenly plucking an electron out of an atom of material. \u2014 Frank Wilczek, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Japan will ban the export of high-tech goods including quantum computers, printers and electron microscopes to Russia starting May 20. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"The goal is to probe the chip for weaknesses under the same conditions an attacker would\u2014albeit with prototypes or even virtualized renderings\u2014using tools like electron microscopes to peer inside the processor's inner workings. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Again, the electron will always deflect by the same amount toward one of the poles. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 July 2021"
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"These use electromagnetism to directly heat up a pan, rather than getting an element hot through electrical resistance and then heating up the pan that way. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 14 Sep. 2021",
"There are fields associated with fundamental particles like electrons and quarks, and fields associated with fundamental forces, like gravity and electromagnetism . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 June 2021",
"Some physicists insist that everything, including humanity, is ultimately explicable in terms of particles pushed and pulled by gravity, electromagnetism and other forces. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Gauge theory had been developed in the 19th century by James Clerk Maxwell, a British physicist, in his seminal work to explain electromagnetism . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021",
"To describe electromagnetism , a gauge group known as U(1) was introduced, and this is still used at the present. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Gauge theory had been developed in the 19th century by James Clerk Maxwell, a British physicist, in his seminal work to explain electromagnetism . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021",
"Gauge theory had been developed in the 19th century by James Clerk Maxwell, a British physicist, in his seminal work to explain electromagnetism . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021"
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"This year, the sewer district\u2019s electrofishing will begin June 15 and go through Oct. 15. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
"The 2- to 5-pound study bass were collected from 62-degree water in the Housen Bay area of the lake using the same electrofishing equipment fisheries managers rely on for conducting routine population surveys. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 15 Feb. 2020",
"Taking eDNA readings can never replace the net trawling and electrofishing agencies do on the Chicago waterways twice a year in the spring and fall, looking for invasive carp, McGovern said. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 25 Nov. 2019",
"While engaged in spring electrofishing activities for walleye, DNR Aquaculture Biologist Keith Wiggins-Kegg and an electroshocking team found a giant muskie was also within the shockwaves. \u2014 Forum News Service, Twin Cities , 29 June 2019",
"On one recent electrofishing outing, the researchers pumped the stomach of an adult walleye as part of their diet analysis. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2018",
"This was the first electrofishing experience for Carlson and Wilson, and the equipment was only as effective as its novice handlers. \u2014 Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 July 2017",
"Finally, unlike trawling, sonar, or electrofishing , eDNA sampling is virtually impact-less. \u2014 Jason Bittel, Smithsonian , 25 Apr. 2017"
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"The warrant, signed by a Virginia judge, authorized a search for evidence of threatening or intimidating electronic communications, according to Connecticut authorities and Boyne. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 4 July 2022",
"Now owned by Insomniac, Electric Forest was one of the first festivals to combine the electronic music and jam band genres. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
"The wails of sirens, pops of gunfire, and thrums of electronic music in Cyberpunk 2077's Night City all melt together into a sonic tapestry to pull you into the game with an unparalleled level of immersion. \u2014 Jaina Grey, Wired , 26 June 2022",
"House music is a form of electronic dance music developed in the early 1980s in Chicago that quickly spread throughout underground music scenes in cities like New York, Detroit and London. \u2014 Jacquelyne Germain, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"The electronic music producer and DJ put on a show for the ages \u2014 or, seemingly, for every Gen-Z\u2019er in the Milwaukee area \u2014 at the Miller Lite Oasis Friday night. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"The Arizona School Board Association, which serves more than 240 governing boards in the state, has a policy model available on its website that districts can adopt to address school staff's electronic communications. \u2014 Renata Cl\u00f3, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Over the blaring electronic dance music, people talked about what brought them into crypto and exchanged contact information via Telegram, a messaging service that\u2019s popular within the community. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The records about General Allen were filed in April in Federal District Court in Central California in an application for a warrant to search General Allen\u2019s electronic communications. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022"
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"The electric organ of a fish is composed of long stacks of cells that look very much like a roll of coins. \u2014 Timothy J. Jorgensen, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"Raised in Birmingham, Ala., Mr. Lay grew up attending a Pentecostal church where the sanctuary was filled with the sound of hand claps, tambourine beats and electric organ lines. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Some of the smaller \u2014 and potentially more affordable \u2014 collectibles include vintage tour posters and T-shirts, and a Fender Rhodes electric organ used in the Jerry Garcia Band, all estimated to go for around $200-$500. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Greenfield was known for his distinctive sound and playing style, using instruments such as the harpsichord and Hammond electric organ . \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 4 May 2020",
"Three electric organs make up 80 percent of their body and emit electric pulses that can be weak (to communicate and navigate) or forceful (to hunt or defend themselves). \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian , 10 Sep. 2019",
"One of the show\u2019s most poignant images is a close-up of an electric organ , destroyed and abandoned in a church in New Orleans\u2019s Ninth Ward, the African American neighborhood swamped by Hurricane Katrina. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2019",
"Davis mostly abandoned the trumpet on this date for electric organ , leaving plenty of space for Lucas to lean on those insistent, droning motifs. \u2014 Morgan Enos, Billboard , 21 May 2018",
"But the room that elicits the most laughter is the Where\u2019s Wallflower Room, with walls, a couch and an electric organ covered with your Aunt Ethel\u2019s favorite flowered fabric. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Mar. 2018"
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"The carve-outs also include doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, accountants, engineers, insurance agents, investment advisers, direct sellers, real estate agents, hairstylists, barbers, estheticians and electrologists . \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com , 10 July 2019"
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"The killer was a homeless electrician who had lost a medical malpractice suit in her courtroom. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The killer was a homeless electrician who had lost a medical malpractice suit in her courtroom. \u2014 Mark Sherman And Jessica Gresko, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"And some property owners acted quickly to repair faulty wiring in buildings our reporters examined with a master electrician . \u2014 George Stanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2022",
"But this all represents a major ideological shift from a time when there was a local electrician who could repair your TV as well as your stereo, for example. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Roxburgh, a master electrician in Traverse City, Michigan, reached local diving fame through his jaw-dropping photos of Great Lakes wrecks. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 3 Nov. 2021",
"The electrician was an airman in a training program that involved working alongside active-duty troops. \u2014 al , 22 May 2022",
"His death came five days after Natasha Huffman, an interior communications electrician , died by suicide off-base, in Hampton, officials said. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 5 May 2022",
"One electrician informed us our electric panel is way out of date, and that building codes would require a new one. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"The ridiculous 15-minute scene also involved puppeteers who made an electric eel appear to speak. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
"Scientists now know the electrochemical reactions between dissimilar materials that Volta discovered have nothing to do with the way an electric eel generates its electricity. \u2014 Timothy J. Jorgensen, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"The post included a throwaway line about how the aquarium vets also had the lowdown on how to give an electric eel an MRI. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Neon art flickers on the walls like electric eels swimming in the distance. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 30 Jan. 2020",
"Scientists recently discovered a species of electric eel lurking in the waters of the Amazon that can generate a greater electrical discharge than any other known animal Fox News\u2019 Chris Ciaccia contributed to this article. \u2014 Fox News , 18 Sep. 2019",
"In September, a study in the journal Nature Communications concluded that the electric eel should be divided into three separate species. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Chattanooga: Visitors to the Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn that an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree. \u2014 USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Kevin Liska, director of the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, said a Christmas tree\u2019s lights have been wired to the tank of an electric eel named Miguel Wattson to power the decorations, which flash brighter as the eel searches for food and eats. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Dec. 2019"
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"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018"
"The bowling game is a wonder \u2014 a six-player arcade machine that keeps score and resets pins purely through electromechanical switches. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
"The base portion may include a keyboard having a set of electromechanical keys. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"The latter uses electromechanical actuators that control body motions and lean the car into corners like a motorcycle rider does (much like Mercedes-Benz's Active Body Control). \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 11 Apr. 2022",
"GameWorks, which featured private party rooms that can host up to 600 guests and video games, pinball machines, electromechanical games, and more, opened its first location in Seattle in 1996. \u2014 Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The company is engaged in research and development, prototype fabrication of electronics and complex electromechanical systems with ongoing testing and refinement. \u2014 Robert Reiss, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Will the humanoid robot ever ship, with its screenface, AI chip, eight cameras, 40 electromechanical actuators, and fit model proportions",
"The company sells software, electromechanical equipment, and services that help businesses boost productivity and efficiency. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
"Many of the current devices involve micro- electromechanical systems, which incorporate sensors that quantify some aspect of physical function or movement\u2014such as heart rate, speed, force, or acceleration. \u2014 John Barden, Quartz , 4 Aug. 2021"
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"With the Apple Watch Series 4, Apple unveiled a full electrocardiograph feature to help monitor heart activity. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 Sep. 2019",
"Why does the sequence of numbers in the above chart resemble the characteristic spiky, periodic pulsations of an electrocardiograph ",
"Instead, the company added a feature that had only recently arrived in the form of specialized consumer devices: an electrocardiograph (ECG), a device made for monitoring the heart's electrical activity. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 12 Dec. 2018",
"Some of the women had to interrupt their cycling test at submaximal workload, before being pushed to maximal capacity, mainly due to changes seen on an electrocardiograph or due to high blood pressure. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 14 Mar. 2018",
"However, doctors discovered a suspicious finding on his electrocardiograph (known as an ECG or EKG) during a followup examination. \u2014 Susan Scutti, CNN , 6 Sep. 2017"
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"The brand is practically synonymous with wedding gifts and for good reason: Christofle introduced the technique of electrolytic gilding and silver plating to France way back in the 1840s. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 9 June 2021",
"The latter capacitors inevitably leak electrolytic fluid, causing electrical instability and corroding traces on the logic board. \u2014 Chris Wilkinson, Ars Technica , 11 Dec. 2020",
"At Boston Metal\u2019s research facility, the steelmaking process takes place inside a squat metal cylinder called an electrolytic cell. \u2014 Maria Gallucci, Wired , 6 Feb. 2021",
"The 700 is one of the few vintage Apple computers to use tantalum capacitors on the logic board, rather than electrolytic . \u2014 Chris Wilkinson, Ars Technica , 11 Dec. 2020",
"The aforementioned electrolytic fluid and underperforming capacitors can cause all sorts of electrical havoc if a thorough cleaning and capacitor replacement isn't performed. \u2014 Chris Wilkinson, Ars Technica , 11 Dec. 2020",
"Electrify to purify Adventurers opting for lightweight convenience might also consider an electrolytic water purifying device. \u2014 Sunny Fitzgerald, National Geographic , 7 Mar. 2019",
"Electrify to purify Adventurers opting for lightweight convenience might also consider an electrolytic water purifying device. \u2014 Sunny Fitzgerald, National Geographic , 7 Mar. 2019",
"The first step in such an electrolytic approach is splitting CO2, a tough, stable molecule, into oxygen and carbon monoxide (CO), a slightly more energy-rich molecule that can form the basis for hydrocarbon fuels like methanol. \u2014 Robert Service, Science | AAAS , 1 Sep. 2017"
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"These were mechanization, electrification , and computerization, in that order. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The gas industry has fought electrification , which threatens to unravel its business model. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"The automakers have had an ongoing partnership on electrification , fuel-cell and autonomous technology development. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The investment is needed in five key technologies, IRENA says: renewables, energy efficiency, electrification , hydrogen, and carbon capture storage. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Bazih said the areas of focus for these investments could range from improving the vehicle sales process to boosting technology and vehicle mechanics, including key areas in the transition to electrification , such as managing energy. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Canals, railroads and land-grant colleges in the 19th century gave way to electrification , interstate highways and social insurance in the 20th. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 9 May 2021",
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"Featuring an all-female writer\u2019s room for the first season, The Power focuses on a world where teenage girls have the ability to electrocute others at will, an ability that is later developed by older women. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 May 2022",
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"For instance, the Reflect Orb measures two physiological signs of stress \u2014 heart rate variability, which is the length of the pauses between different heartbeats, and electrodermal activity from the sweat glands on your fingers. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The study participants were given an E4 wristband, made by the company Empatica, which records information on a wearer\u2019s heart rate, skin temperature, movement, and electrodermal activity \u2014 a measure of electrical activity on the skin. \u2014 Maddie Bender, STAT , 1 Oct. 2021",
"There\u2019s also an electrodermal (EDA) sensor for stress and an ECG app to improve heart monitoring. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The electrodermal activity sensor (EDA) measures stress levels through changes in sweat and the electrocardiogram (ECG) will monitor your heart rate. \u2014 Janhoi Mcgregor, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"This collection is paired with new Fitbit technology that detects electrodermal activity (EDA) responses\u2013tiny electrical changes on your skin that can indicate a stress response. \u2014 Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time , 15 June 2021",
"The sector already utilizes physiological signals such as eye-tracking (to index attention) and electrodermal activity (to measure physiological arousal). \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2020",
"The electrodermal sensor, which requires the user to place their palm on the watchface for a reading, likewise can be tracked over time to measure stress levels. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 25 Aug. 2020",
"Speaking of stress, the Sense can measure your EDA \u2013 electrodermal activity \u2013 response, which is a fancy term that shows your body\u2019s response to stress. \u2014 Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored , 22 Sep. 2020"
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"Precise implant pocket dissection is done using electrocautery to minimize bleeding and trauma. \u2014 Dallas News , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Open prostatectomy also offers the advantages of tactile feedback; greater access to the surgical field; less need for electrocautery that burns tissues; and absence of concern about equipment failure or inadvertent tissue injury. \u2014 WSJ , 24 June 2018",
"Toyoda went to work in the late afternoon, gingerly using forceps and an electrocautery tool to separate Collins\u2019 old heart from the sticky scar tissue that surrounded it. \u2014 Tom Avril, Philly.com , 13 June 2018",
"Lillegard and pediatric cardiovascular surgeon Francis Moga used tweezerlike electrocautery tools to remove the tumor, bit by bit. \u2014 Emily Sohn, Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2018",
"Lillegard and pediatric cardiovascular surgeon Francis Moga used tweezerlike electrocautery tools to remove the tumor, bit by bit. \u2014 The Washington Post, OregonLive.com , 29 Apr. 2018",
"Open prostatectomy also offers the advantages of tactile feedback; greater access to the surgical field; less need for electrocautery that burns tissues; and absence of concern about equipment failure or inadvertent tissue injury. \u2014 WSJ , 24 June 2018",
"Toyoda went to work in the late afternoon, gingerly using forceps and an electrocautery tool to separate Collins\u2019 old heart from the sticky scar tissue that surrounded it. \u2014 Tom Avril, Philly.com , 13 June 2018"
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"The test uses a process called capillary electrophoresis to separate a liquid into its independent components. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 27 Jan. 2017",
"His invention, called gel electrophoresis , is in wide use today. \u2014 Denise Gellene, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2017",
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"The team used a technique called gel electrophoresis to break down the muscles into individual muscle fibers, and compared this breakdown to human muscle fiber data. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 26 June 2017",
"Capillary electrophoresis has been used since the 1980s, but the new test made some important changes that optimize the process to search for alien life. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 27 Jan. 2017"
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"School campus safety has been a major concern across the country for years but recently came under the spotlight after the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school . \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Ten days after the attack in Buffalo, another 18-year-old with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school , killing 19 children and two teachers. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Ten days after the attack in Buffalo, another 18-year-old with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school , killing 19 children and two teachers. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"Ten days after the attack in Buffalo, another 18-year-old with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school , killing 19 children and two teachers. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Ten days after the attack in Buffalo, another 18-year-old with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school , killing 19 children and two teachers. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"Ten days after the attack in Buffalo, another 18-year-old with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school , killing 19 children and two teachers. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, Chron , 15 June 2022",
"Erick Estrada said the 18-year-old gunman also shot his grandmother before driving to the elementary school , where he was armed with a rifle and overpowered a school officer. \u2014 Pamela Avila, The Courier-Journal , 4 June 2022",
"Called down to the elementary school , Diaz and a medical examiner from nearby Bexar County entered the crime scene hours after a Border Patrol tactical team had killed the gunman. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, Meridith Edwards And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 3 June 2022"
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"Set at a video game studio in modern-day Johannesburg, the series kicks off as an electromagnetic wave hits the studio, frying equipment and the bioelectric signals in people\u2019s brains. \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Both visible light and radio waves are types of electromagnetic wave . \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 26 Sep. 2020",
"Despite their personal struggles, the two eventually manage to overcome their opponent, creating an electromagnetic wave that short-circuits every robot in the vicinity \u2014 including Coulson! Sousa is a fun addition to the ensemble. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 11 June 2020",
"If possible, keep it away from other devices that use electromagnetic waves ; that includes baby monitors, wireless keyboards, and even microwaves. 2. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 21 May 2020",
"Though the word radiation always conjures up a little something frantic in the gut, there is a diverse spectrum of electromagnetic waves , with big differences among them. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 14 May 2020",
"Beginning in the 19th century, physicists such as Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell developed the theory of electromagnetic waves . \u2014 Mark P. Mills, National Review , 29 Apr. 2020",
"If possible, keep it away from other devices that use electromagnetic waves \u2014that means baby monitors, wireless keyboards, and even microwaves. \u2014 David Nield, Wired , 15 Mar. 2020",
"An electromagnetic wave is an oscillating electric field that creates an oscillating magnetic field that creates an oscillating electric field. \u2014 Rhett Allain, WIRED , 6 Aug. 2019"
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"Generally, modern air purifiers come from two different camps, HEPA filters and electrostatics . \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021"
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"Kiyoko is met with a revolving door of potential suitors trying to make their mark before Tilley, 33, makes an eleventh hour limo entrance, exchanging a knowing smile with Kiyoko. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"Despite his eleventh hour volte-face, Meadows might well have already delivered the probe new information of interest in the form of 6,000 pages of documents. \u2014 Gregory Krieg, CNN , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The brewing conflict came to a head during eleventh hour state budget negotiations in Albany. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2021",
"The move reverses an eleventh hour decision by Donald Trump in the final days of his administration that brought backlash from bipartisan politicians and humanitarian organizations. \u2014 Nic Robertson, Nada Bashir And Charbel Mallo, CNN , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Negotiations ultimately came down to the eleventh hour heading into Spotify's fourth quarter earnings on the morning of Feb. 5. \u2014 Natalie Jarvey, Billboard , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Now Johnson will also be known for having her voice and image placed next to President Trump\u2019s own appeal, in the eleventh hour of his impeachment trial, for reelection. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 3 Feb. 2020",
"The Wales international was deemed to be surplus to requirements in the Spanish capital during the summer and was on the brink of moving to the Chinese Super League, only for a deal to fall apart in the eleventh hour . \u2014 SI.com , 5 Nov. 2019",
"Merrill said that New Haven\u2019s voter problems were largely a result of enormous crowds appearing at the eleventh hour due to issues with Yale University students\u2019 absentee ballots. \u2014 Daniela Altimari, courant.com , 4 Nov. 2019"
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"Lightwire Theater, a semifinalist on America\u2019s Got Talent and winner of Fake Off, combines adult dancers in costumes and puppets \u2014 all covered in electroluminescent wire \u2014 to tell stories through movement and music. \u2014 Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News , 26 Feb. 2020",
"OLEDs have become popular since their emit light through flexible sheets of organic electroluminescent material, which also allows them to use less power for the beautiful display. \u2014 Nena Farrell, Sunset Magazine , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Lined with electroluminescent wire, the story plays out on stage through a cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and dance. \u2014 Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Bright-orange electroluminescent paint strips on the sides of the ESF concept are its ultimate post-crash communication fallback, should either the adorable robot triangle or the rooftop triangle be out of commission and car-to-X links severed. \u2014 Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver , 21 May 2019",
"With the help of costumes of electroluminescent wires and LEDs, iLuminate \u2014 created in 2009 by Miral Koth, a software engineer and dancer \u2014 takes ballet into a dazzling new realm of light and movement. \u2014 Patrick Neas, kansascity , 7 Oct. 2017",
"Take one Venetian window blind and a stack of electroluminescent sheets. \u2014 Charlie Sorrel, WIRED , 11 Dec. 2007"
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"As tools to record the signals neurons use to communicate became available, researchers have tried to categorize cells by comparing their different firing patterns, the specialty of the discipline known as electrophysiology . \u2014 Simon Makin, Scientific American , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Boston Scientific says the device is part of a $6 billion market for electrophysiology treatments that is growing more than 10% a year. \u2014 Joe Carlson, Star Tribune , 24 June 2021",
"But again, the particular work that involved electrophysiology was actually done and written up by my collaborator, a very experienced electrophysiologist. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Dec. 2020",
"He\u2019s being evaluated by a cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology for an implantable defibrillator. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 2 Sep. 2020",
"Decades of work has established a clear circuitry that has largely held up in human imaging and physiology studies and in rodent studies using modern tools such as optogenetics, chemogenetics, calcium and electrophysiology tools. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
"Erich Kiehl, an electrophysiology fellow from the Cleveland Clinic, was also on board American Eagle flight 5471. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, ajc , 7 May 2018",
"While not as sudden or alarming, Pete\u2019s symptoms this time were enough to consult with Gaurang Gandhi, MD, an electrophysiologist with the TriHealth Heart Institute and director of electrophysiology and cardiology at Bethesda North Hospital. \u2014 Trihealth, Cincinnati.com , 4 May 2018"
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"There have been several successful biographies of Erwin Schr\u00f6dinger, the Nobel Prize winning scientist who contributed impressively to quantum physics, chemistry, electrodynamics , molecular biology, and color theory. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Instead, their theoretical models, which ponder the possibility of microscopic wormholes, draw from three theories to harness the power of elementary particles: relativity theory, quantum theory, and electrodynamics . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 11 Mar. 2021"
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"In September, the FDA banned the sale of hundreds of thousands of vaping and electronic cigarette products but did not rule on Juul, which came under fire for its appeal to youth vapers. \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2018, 14.9% of U.S. adults had ever used an electronic cigarette , and 3.2% were current users. \u2014 Melissa Patrick, The Courier-Journal , 25 Oct. 2021",
"For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette to be sold in the United States, a significant turn in one of the most contentious public health debates in decades. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
"For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized the selling of an electronic cigarette , saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes. \u2014 CBS News , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Nation/World WASHINGTON \u2014 For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette , saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The Food and Drug Administration for the first time on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette to be sold in the United States, a significant turn in one of the most contentious public health debates in decades. \u2014 Matt Richtel, New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The assistant principal then looked through the car, which was registered to the girl\u2019s father, and found the marijuana shake, plastic baggies with marijuana residue, another electronic cigarette and a small knife. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 9 Sep. 2021",
"School staff and police searched the boy and found two electronic cigarette or vaping devices and a lighter in his possession. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 2 Sep. 2021"
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"The spectrum of electromagnetic radiation includes microwaves, radio waves, the visible colors of light, infrared, ultraviolet, and X-rays and gamma rays. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 26 Apr. 2022",
"THz imaging uses high-frequency pulses of electromagnetic radiation in much the same way, measuring how that terahertz radiation reflects off the various layers of paint. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After the advent of atomic physics, scientists developed a way to pass cesium atoms through radio waves, and then microwaves, a form of high-frequency electromagnetic radiation . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Photons are particles of electromagnetic radiation . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Both Bellingcat and the Journal reported that the Western experts who examined the incident were unable to determine whether the symptoms were caused by a chemical or biological agent or electromagnetic radiation . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation . \u2014 Daniel Funke, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The electromagnetic radiation of an X-ray could indeed do some damage to undeveloped negatives, in particular to high-speed film that\u2019s particularly photosensitive. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Rather than heating by steam as in traditional saunas, infrared saunas use lamps that release electromagnetic radiation into the air. \u2014 Laura Peill, Outside Online , 11 Feb. 2019"
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"Physicists measure elementary particle masses in units of millions of electron volts \u2013 shortened to MeV. \u2014 John Conway, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Now a fresh analysis of old CDF data has unearthed a stunning discrepancy in the mass of an elementary particle , the W boson, that could point the way to new, as yet undiscovered particles and interactions. \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Physicists assume the stuff consists of some sort of elementary particle lingering from the big bang. \u2014 Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Less familiar from our observations of the everyday world are two forces vital in nuclear and elementary particle reactions. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2020",
"Palmer played the Higgs boson \u2014 an elementary particle present in all things. \u2014 Greg Luca, Alia Malik And Krista Torralva |, ExpressNews.com , 31 May 2020",
"Physicists have detected the strongest evidence yet of a behavioral difference between elementary particles called neutrinos and their mirror-image twins, antineutrinos. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 Apr. 2020"
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"For perspective, a study by the International Copper Association has indicated that an electric vehicle requires over 3.5x the amount of copper as a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Last year, the White House pushed for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations, as a groundwork for reducing carbon emissions. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"In 2020, Utah legislators passed HB259, which directed the Utah Department of Transportation to plan a statewide electric vehicle charging network that would be funded under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Shares in Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC fell on their first day of trading Friday, after the Swedish electric -vehicle maker completed a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company amid plans to expand globally. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Sky-high gas prices are forcing more Americans to consider making the switch to an electric vehicle. \u2014 Mike Finelli, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"General Motors will spend more than $35 billion on electric -vehicle development over the next three years, much of it on the company\u2019s Ultium Li-on batteries. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
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"She is also fitted with a hybrid (diesel- electric ) system that enables a top speed of 17 knots. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
"France, which lost a $66 billion deal with Australia to build new diesel- electric submarines, fiercely protested the arrangement, briefly rupturing a key U.S.-European alliance. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"There have also been classic convertibles that have been switched to electric . \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"There are two types of pressure washers: gas and electric . \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"But for the low mileage private motorist, likely to involve massively more vehicles, that range will be enough to make their driving all electric . \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The powertrain is considerably quieter, though, when operating as an electric . \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 5 May 2022",
"The VonHaus corded electric dethatcher comes with aerator drums to lift organic material and perforate soil. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Next year, the company expects to start commercial production of trucks powered by hydrogen and capable of longer drives between fueling stops than its battery- electric models can achieve. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"Greene said sprinklers already installed in the building did activate, but the primary firefighting was performed by the department who used a construction elevator to move hoses near the fire scene on the 20th floor. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"Diaz operated a freight elevator and worked at Tesla's Fremont factory for nine months starting in June 2015. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"An elevator , masquerading as a spacecraft with screens for windows, shoots visitors upwards on a four-minute flight to the OSS Hope space station, 600 kilometers above the earth and 50 years into the future. \u2014 Nicola Chilton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"San Jose officials also wanted commercial space included in the project, which required more parking and a separate elevator , Morgan said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"The main house has an elevator , an exercise room, a sauna and a wine cellar. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The former Baltimore Ravens star running back was initially suspended two games for an altercation with his future wife in a hotel elevator . \u2014 Rob Maaddi, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"The upper floor suite can be accessed by stairs or by elevator . \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Agency witnesses further avoided scrutiny by using a special elevator ; during their testimony, the courtroom was closed to the public. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022"
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"The Romans also used non-static electricity from torpedo fish, a name for various species of electric ray , to deliver shocks to patients with maladies including headaches and hemorrhoids. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 Nov. 2021"
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"Researchers found the nerve effects were not caused by shock wave or heat, but by the electromagnetic pulse produced by the expanding plasma fireball. \u2014 David Hambling, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
"Lonsdale explained that the basic idea behind Epirus is to use electromagnetic pulse weapons (EMPs). \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Experts are warning that the United States is vulnerable to an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack from adversaries such as China, and that time is running out to invest in defending the country from it. \u2014 Michael Lee, Fox News , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The idea of sticking an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) warhead on a hypersonic missile seems logical enough. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The phenomenon of a large electromagnetic pulse is not new. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The planes start with a standard 747 and add state-of-the-art communications, missile avoidance systems, inflight refueling, VIP interior and protections from the electromagnetic pulse of a nuclear blast. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 9 June 2021",
"This rapid movement generates an electromagnetic pulse or EMP. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The weapon should have the ability to fry a target\u2019s electronics with an electromagnetic pulse . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 Feb. 2021"
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"The fire in Zamora was started by a strike from an electrical storm on Wednesday, authorities said. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"The fire in Zamora was started by a strike from an electrical storm on Wednesday, authorities said. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"The massive electrical storm that hit San Diego County on Monday and early Tuesday brought significant rain to a county badly in need of precipitation. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Oct. 2021",
"But now, 28 years later, newer methods are reviving the possibility that music can be the calm that prevents the brain\u2019s electrical storm . \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Named for an electrical storm that occasionally ravages the Croat coast, 150 Neveras will be produced, and the first 50 are already sold. \u2014 Ben Oliver, Car and Driver , 7 June 2021",
"In road biking, the danger is more like the risk of getting struck by lightning while running around on a mesa during an electrical storm with a tin hat on your head. \u2014 Daniel Duane, Outside Online , 18 May 2021",
"Normally, such an ion channel would be invisible\u2014but if there happens to be an electrical storm underway, the channel would offer a conduit for lightning. \u2014 Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2021",
"On August 16th, an electrical storm hit California. \u2014 Dave Eggers, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2020"
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"The Fairfax County Republican Committee accused Brabrand of electioneering on behalf of school board candidates backed by the Democratic Party. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2019",
"The issue of the perimeter aside, Kutzmark said the banners were not electioneering , and not even a political statement. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 11 June 2019",
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"The group, however, has focused on campaign contributions and disclosures, not electioneering . \u2014 Seth Ogilvie, idahostatesman , 1 Nov. 2017",
"The rules on electioneering for public employees and officials in Idaho are murky, or nonexistent. \u2014 Seth Ogilvie, idahostatesman , 1 Nov. 2017",
"The policy still allows a wide range of advocacy on political issues, but in the case of houses of worship, bars electioneering and outright political endorsements from the pulpit. \u2014 Catherine Lucey, chicagotribune.com , 3 May 2017",
"The policy still allows a wide range of advocacy on political issues, but in the case of houses of worship, bars electioneering and outright political endorsements from the pulpit. \u2014 Rachel Zoll, The Denver Post , 3 May 2017"
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"In 1946, when the 40-year-old son of the founder was in his first year running the company, Haloid signed a contract with Carlson for $10,000\u2014a full 10% of the company\u2019s 1945 earnings\u2014to license his electrophotography technology for commercial use. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2021",
"According to the Times, she and Lowe plan to use techniques associated with Kirlian photography, or electrophotography , in which images are produced by a high-voltage power source. \u2014 Lizzie Plaugic, The Verge , 6 Apr. 2018"
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